COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY
A. Applicability of the Rules of the U.S. House of Representatives - The Rules of the U.S. House of Representatives (the "House") are the rules of the Committee on Homeland Security (the "Committee") and its subcommittees insofar as applicable.
B. Applicability to Subcommittees, Except where the
terms "full Committee" and 'subcommittee" are specifically re-
ferred to, the following rules shall apply to the Committee's
subcommittees and their respective Chairmen and Ranking
Minority Members to the same extent as they apply to the full
Committee and its Chairman and Ranking Minority Member.
C. Appointments by the Chairman - The Chairman of the
Committee ("the Chairman") shall appoint a Member of the
majority party to serve as Vice Chairman of the Committee.
The Chairman shall appoint other Members of the majority
party to serve as Chairmen of each of the subcommittees.
D. Referral of Bills by Chairman Except for bills or
measures retained by the Chairman for full Committee consid-
eration or discharged by the Chairman, every bill or other
measure referred to the Committee shall be referred by the
Chairman to the appropriate subcommittee within two weeks
of receipt by the Committee for consideration in accordance
with its jurisdiction. Where the subject matter of the referral
involves the jurisdiction of more than one subcommittee or
does not fall within any previously assigned jurisdiction, the
Chairman will refer the matter as he or she deems advisable.
Bills, resolutions, and other matters referred to subcommittees
may be reassigned or discharged by the Chairman when, in his
or her sole judgment, the subcommittee is not able to complete
its work or cannot reach agreement on the matter in a timely
E. Recommendation of Conferees - Whenever the Speaker of the House is to appoint a conference committee on a matter within the jurisdiction of the Committee, the Chairman shall recommend to the Speaker of the House conferees from the Committee. In making recommendations of minority Members as conferees, the Chairman shall do so with the concurrence of the Ranking Minority Member of the Committee.